Jammu: Twenty-one people were killed and 47 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has expressed anguish at the loss of lives in the accident. The accident took place at the…
New Delhi: Temperatures in Delhi soared to a record- breaking 52.3 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), amid severe heatwave conditions, according to the IMD. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the temperatures in Delhi’s suburb of Mungeshpur reached an unprecedented 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday afternoon, marking the first time the city has surpassed this…
Baripada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised that if the BJP formed the government in Odisha, it would constitute a committee to ascertain the reason behind the “sudden” deterioration of the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hinting at a “conspiracy” behind it. Modi asserted that after a gap of five decades, a…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women, will be arrested as soon as he arrives at the airport here. The statement comes two days after Prajwal released a video statement promising that he would appear before the Special Investigation…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that conditions are favorable for the onset of the monsoon over Kerala on Friday, with the state expected to receive 6% above-normal rainfall this season. Very heavy rainfall is forecast for Kerala on Friday, with rain or thundershowers likely in most areas until June 2nd. The IMD…
Gorakhpur/Mirzapur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders seem to have lost their minds on the issue of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and asserted that the “adversaries of Lord Ram have never found lasting peace”. He also said only a Ram Bhakt (devotee of Lord Ram)…
Kolkata: Kolkata on Tuesday witness to multiple high-octane and colourful road shows by top leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and two such by Mamata Banerjee, his arch-political rival in West Bengal, even as campaign frenzy reached its zenith ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha elections. In his first ever road show in Kolkata,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved for June 4 its order on whether to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s supplementary charge sheet against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. The court will also decide whether to take note of the alleged offence against…
Bhubaneshwar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s close aide and senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Tuesday claimed the opposition BJP has “committed nine self goals” during the ongoing Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly polls thus boosting the regional party’s electoral prospect. Pandian claimed that the BJP’s self-goals will help the BJD and none can stop the…
Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in larger conspiracy of Delhi riots case. The Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts dismissed Khalid’s plea, Bar and Bench reported. The former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar is accused in UAPA case related to 2020 Delhi riots. He sought…
